Display-rack for mattresses, &amp;c.



2 Sheets-Sheet I.

Patented Mg. 20, ISM.

G. E. 'DISTELHUBST- DISPLAY RACK Fon MATTBESSES, sw.

(Applimion med Aug. 1e, 1900.)

(my Model.)

@o5/@MM No. 630,965. Patented Aug. 2o, 19m. s. E. msfELn-ws.

DISPLAY RACK FOR MATTBESSES, 8m.

(Application led Aug. 16, 1900.) (No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2.

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GEORGE E. DISTELIIURS'I, OF BERWIOK, PENNSYLVANIA.

sPncIFIcATIoN forming part of Letters Patent No. 680,965, dated August 20, 1901 Application tiled August 16, 1900.` Serial No. 27,003. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. DIsTEL- HURST, a citizen of the United States, residing at Berwick, in the county of Columbia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Display-Racks for Mattresses, dac.; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to adjustable racks, and more particularly to a device designed for the display of mattresses, the object of my invention being to provide reliably efficient means whereby mattresses of the us ual or any preferred construction may be rendered quickly accessible by the salesman in order that theintending purchaser may freely examine anyor all of the mattresses in stock, and thereby intelligently make his selection.

Other objects and advantages will be made fully apparent from the following specification, considered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure l is a perspective view of my invention complete, showing the same filled with mattresses, any one of which maybe quickly dropped downin position for examination. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of Fig. 1, showing two compartments or racks disposed downward. Fig. a is a perspective view of one of the compartments removed, showing the details of construction involved.

In order to conveniently designate the several parts of my invention and their coperating accessories, numerals will be employed, of which 1 1 indicate corner and intermediate posts properly connected at their lower ends by the side sections 2 and end sections 3, the upper ends of said parts being united together', so that they will stand substantially parallel with each other by the connectinglinks or horizontal sections 4, properly secured in position by screws, nails, or the equivalent thereof. The several posts are braced longitudinally, so that they will remain substantially parallel with each other and in a true upright position by means of theinclined braces 5, properly secured in place in the usual or any preferred manner.

Suitable supporting casters or trucks G are provided, preferably, at thelower end of each of the uprights l, whereby the complete display rack may be very conveniently and readily moved from place to place, as desired. The uprights thus assembled and secured in their operative positions are further united and reinforced by means of the guideways 7, which in cross-section are substantially L.shaped, thereby providing the inwardly-extending section 8, adapted to constitute a ledge or guideway designed to receive and support the edge of the individual racks 9 designed to be entered thereon.

The individual racks are preferably formed in two portions properly connected together by means of the hinges 10, the division of the rack being preferably unequal in order to provide the shorter section 11, adapted to accommodate the shorter part or foot-section Aof a mattress, while the longer portion of the rack is designed to receive and accommodate the larger portion of the mattress. The sections 9 are adapted to move freely upon the ledges 8 when it is desired to withdraw the mattress for inspection, and to insure that the several individual racks 9 thus or otherwise constructed may be rendered as light as possible I bind the framework thereof together by means of the transverse and longitudinally-disposed cords or wires 12 and 13, respectively.

rIhe cords or wires may consist of a single piece, if deemed most desirable, which should be woven back and forth through suitable apertures 14, provided vin the frame-sections of the racks, it being obvious that the cords or wires will not only provide a light, cleanly, and reliable support for the mattress, but will also tend to -bind the frame of the rack tightly together. The cords or wires also will be more desirable than` if a solid bottom was provided for the racks, though, if preferred, a continuous solid bottom may be employed. The side and end sections of the individual racks by reason of the construction above described will stand sufficiently above the bottom section, formed of cords, wire, or the like, to insure that the mattress placed thereon will not come in contact with the side Walls or uprights 1, thereby affording a protection for the edges of the mattress.

By properly adjusting the individual racks upon their respective ledges or supports either the long or short end of the rack may be so disposed that either the short or long section of the mattress may be rendered first accessible, as desired, as clearly indicated in the drawings. The salesman may therefore quickly bring any of the series of mattresses contained Within my improved display-rack into position, so that the same may be freely inspected by the intending purchaser and that one or more of the racks may be partly or wholly withdrawn, so as to bring the entire mattress into view.

If it should be desirable to display only the body portion of the mattress, the individual rack is withdrawn only sufficiently to permit the forward portion thereof to swing downward by means of the hinges 10, when it is clear that the part remaining Within thev guideways will hold the rack in such position until the depending portion has again been elevated on a line with the ledges 8, when the rack may be quickly restored to its original position.

Myimproved display-rack, while especially desirable for the display of mattresses, Will also be found useful for other articles of merchandise-as quilts, blankets, coverlets, tap# estry, or the likeand while I have described the preferred construction and combination to be adopted in the production of my improved ydisplay-rack I desire to comprehend in this application all such substantial equivalents and substitutes as maybe considered to fall fairly within the scope of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a display-rack for mattresses, a suitable supporting-frame open upon each side and provided With tracks or supporting-rails extending entirely through said frame, in combination with a pair of mattress-holding racks of unequal size loosely hinged together and adapted to rest upon said tracks whereby the racks may be entered upon or withdrawn from said tracks from either side of the frame and the short or long rack extended down-' Ward to display the short or long section of the mattress carried thereby as desired, all substantially as specified and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. DISTELHURSI. Witnesses:

W. W. DIsTELHURsT, B. F. DREIsB'AoH. 

